FLOWER 

 GARDEN 



Was Simply Beautiful 



On this page we print a photograph sent to us by our 

 customer Mr. A. F. McCarthy whose letter follows below, 

 The picture is an admirable illustration of what can be ac- 

 complished in creating a flower garden exclusively from seeds 

 as distinguished from the combined use of seeds, bulbs and 

 plants, 



Peter Henderson & Co., New York. 

 Gentlemen: 



"I received your catalogue today for which I thank you. Now I can 

 go ahead and plan my vegetable garden. I promised you some 

 photographs of the flower garden and am mailing them today. 

 My flower garden was simply beautiful and I honestly believe 

 every seed came up. 



The Invincible Asters were very beautiful and covered 

 with blooms and the Zinnias were also wonderful. I will have 

 photographs taken every month this year and send them to you, 



If you would like some more of these pictures our photographer 

 Mr. Neukom will be able to supply you. I have sent them 

 to all my people and most of my friends and they all think 

 they are very good." Yours sincerely, 



A. P. McCarthy 

 Taylorsville Dam, Vandalia, Ohio. / 



We select another letter from hundreds received last year. 



"Last year was my first attempt at flower gardening. 

 Altho the seeds were unwatered during June and part of 

 August, the annual larkspur grew 5 ft. 9 in. tall and 

 the mignonette and candytuft were covered with 

 blossoms until very late. Snapdragons and balsams 

 were also good and allmyneighbors were very much / 

 impressed with my success with Henderson's Seed:.." /* 

 Mrs. Douglas C. Stewart, ^<S . //".>< 



Du Pont, ^ ^^\ _±s>??~^»h 



Washingto: 



"GARDEN 

 BEAUTIFUL" 



May Easily Be Grown 



From Henderson's Flower Seeds 



Every garden plan includes beds of various 



shapes and sizes, and _ these, if small, should be 



filled with flowers all alike. If large, two or three 



y different kinds should be used. The following are all 



very effective. A bed of Nemophila (mixed), a bed of 



Candytuft (crimson or white), a bed of Nasturtium (yellow, 



scarlet or crimson), a bed of Nigella (bine and while) Portulaca 



(red, yellow, pink, striped, etc.) or combinations of the above, 



using white Sweet Alyssum as a border. Then there is the Pansy, 



Minulus, Lobelia and Nemesia, all pretty and attractive. These 



are all very dwarf annuals, six to nine inches high. 



Taller beds may be made with Godetia (mixed), Eschscholtzia of 

 California Poppy (creamy while, red and yellow). Calendula (orange and 

 k, yellow). Mignonette, Aster (pink, while, lavender, rose, crimson, etc.) Also 

 Y' Phlox, Stock, Zinnia, Salpiglossis, Marigold, Viscaria, Balsam, Gypso- 

 phila, Celosia, Dianthus, Shirley Poppy and Lavatera, all are desirable 

 and make good combinations. These all range in height from one to 

 two feet. 



Beds formed of plants two to three feet in height may be planted 

 with Centaurea Cyannus, Annual Chrysanthemum, Sweet Sultan, 

 . Coreopsis, Amaranthus, Lupinus, Kochia, Carnation, Peony flowered 

 Poppy and Clarkia. 



There are many suitable annuals for growing at the back of 



borders which vary from four to six feet in height. Among the best 



are Sweet Peas, grown in groups or on a trellis, Sunflowers, Cosmos, 



Ricinus, and Annual Hollyhocks. The middle of borders and the 



J^5i~ front rows should be composed of the plants mentioned for beds 



. .' '',J>.— ?^_ according to height. 



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Our 24 page booklet "Henderson's Flowers for American Gardens" sent post free if requested. 



